Employees threatened with knife during robbery in Weißenfels
A masked man robbed a drinks market in Weißenfels and threatened two employees with a knife. He fled with cash.
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Knife attacks in Germany on the map
The map of Germany locates published knife attacks, knife threats, and robbery or extortion cases involving a knife. Each point represents one documented case; locations remain limited to an approximate area to protect the people affected.
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- Robbery/extortion
- Knife threat
Lorry driver threatened with knife at Pörstental parking area
A lorry driver was threatened with a knife at the Pörstental parking area on the A9. The perpetrator fled and police opened an investigation.
- Knife threat
Man threatens another man with knife and attacks police officers
A man allegedly threatened another man with a knife in his Bergen auf Rügen home. One police officer was injured during the subsequent operation.
- Knife threat
Knife threat during dispute at Paderborn snack bar
During a dispute at a Paderborn snack bar, an 18-year-old man threatened a 23-year-old with a knife. Two men sustained minor injuries.
- Knife threat
Four police officers injured during operation in Rüsselsheim
Four officers were injured during a police response to a dispute in Rüsselsheim. A 20-year-old man carrying a knife was restrained and taken to a psychiatric clinic.
- Knife attack
Woman remanded after stabbing injury in Nettetal attack
A 33-year-old woman sustained a stabbing injury in an attempted homicide in Nettetal-Schaag. A 27-year-old suspect is in pre-trial detention.
- Robbery/extortion
Robbery involving suspected knife in Baiersdorf
An unknown man is alleged to have threatened an employee at a tile shop in Baiersdorf with a knife and stolen cash. He then fled.
- Knife attack
Woman allegedly injures partner with knife in Frankfurt
During an argument at a Frankfurt apartment, a woman allegedly slightly injured her partner with a knife. The man received outpatient treatment and police arrested the woman.
- Robbery/extortion
Man threatens children with knife during cash demand in Chemnitz
An unknown man allegedly threatened three children with a knife in Chemnitz and demanded cash. One child handed over money; nobody was injured.
- Robbery/extortion
Minor robbed at knifepoint in Rastatt railway underpass
An unidentified man is alleged to have threatened a minor with a knife and stolen cash in a railway underpass in Rastatt. Police are seeking witnesses.
- Robbery/extortion
Youths threatened with knife and robbed in Oldenburg
Two youths were threatened with a knife in central Oldenburg. The offenders took cash from one of them and fled.
- Knife attack
Man attacks police officer with knife at Erlangen hospital
At a hospital in Erlangen, a 35-year-old man allegedly attacked a police officer with a knife. Another officer then shot him, and prosecutors applied for his detention on suspicion of attempted manslaughter.
- Knife attack
45-year-old man injured with knife in Hagen
A 45-year-old man was attacked with a knife and slightly injured during an altercation in Hagen-Vorhalle.
- Knife attack
Man injured with stabbing instrument in Bitterfeld-Wolfen
A 36-year-old man was repeatedly stabbed in the back with a stabbing instrument and injured in Bitterfeld-Wolfen after being asked for money and cigarettes.
- Robbery/extortion
18-year-old threatened with knife during extortion in Bergkamen
An 18-year-old was forced to hand over valuables after being threatened with a knife and pepper spray at a bus stop in Bergkamen. The offender fled by bicycle with loose change.
- Knife threat
Machete displayed during altercation at Köthen market square
During an altercation at Köthen market square, one of two men allegedly threatened a minor with a machete.
- Robbery/extortion
Attempted knife robbery in Hohenwestedt
During an attempted robbery at a petrol station in Hohenwestedt, a masked man threatened an employee with a knife. He fled without any proceeds.
- Knife attack
Two men seriously injured in dispute in Leipzig
Two men seriously injured each other with a stabbing instrument during a dispute in Leipzig. Both are under investigation on suspicion of dangerous bodily harm.
- Knife threat
Teen struck in Gelnhausen; suspect displays knife-like object
An unidentified suspect is alleged to have struck and slightly injured a teenager in Gelnhausen before displaying a knife-like object.
- Knife attack
Man injured in face with utility knife in Bad Kreuznach
During an altercation at Europaplatz in Bad Kreuznach, a man was injured in the face with a utility knife. Another man was threatened with a knife.